Israeli troops have planted and detonated explosives in two homes near a Lebanese army checkpoint in the southern region of Hula.
Lebanese journalist Khalil Nasrallah reported that Israeli soldiers entered the Subeih…
Category: 2. World
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No deviation from peaceful nuclear path
Speaking at his weekly press conference on Monday, Esmail Baghaei described Trump’s statement as “one of the latest and clearest proofs of the United States’ direct participation in the military aggression on Iran.”
Tehran had long been…
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A hacking kingpin reveals all to the BBC
Joe TidyCyber correspondent, Colorado
BBCVyacheslav Penchukov, aka “Tank”, left thousands of victims across the world After years of reading about “Tank” and months of planning a visit to him in a Colorado prison, I hear the door click open before…
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US Senate passes deal aimed at ending government shutdown
A deal aimed at ending the US government shutdown has passed the Senate, paving the way for the record-breaking impasse to be broken.
After a weekend of negotiations in Washington, a minority of Democrats joined with Republicans and voted in…
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US Senate to vote on bill to end shutdown within hours
The breakthrough on Sunday came after a group of centrist Democrats negotiated a deal to reopen the government through January if Republicans promise to hold a vote on expiring healthcare subsidies by December.
The package also included bills to…
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7 more Palestinians killed as Israel continues Gaza strikes
According to local sources, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the bodies of seven martyrs were delivered to hospitals across the Strip during the past 24 hours. The ministry stressed that a number of victims remain trapped…
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The challenge of cleaning up ‘filthy’ Johannesburg ahead of world leaders’ arrival
Ayanda Charlie & Hollie ColeBBC Africa Eye
BBCSinqhiwe Goodman Sithole lives without running water or power in one of Johannesburg’s derelict buildings In just under a fortnight, leaders from some of the world’s major economies will gather in South…
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Family ask why killer has not been caught 12 months on
Yogita LimayeSouth Asia and Afghanistan correspondent
Family handoutHarshita Brella’s body was discovered in the boot of a car in London on 14 November last year One year since Harshita Brella was strangled to death in the UK, there is a sense of…
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British man dies after being shot during robbery in Ghana
A British man has died after being shot during a robbery in Ghana on Friday, police say.
Ashraf Qarmar Parvez, 68, was shot after he tried to stop an attempt to steal his phone at a drinking spot in Tema, a city to the east of the Ghanaian…
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Iran faces unprecedented drought as water crisis hits Tehran
EPAIran – especially its capital, Tehran – is facing an unprecedented drought this autumn, with rainfall at record lows and reservoirs nearly empty. Officials are pleading with citizens to conserve water as the crisis deepens.
President Masoud…
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